Mississippi Business Journal » bridge repair http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State has more than 200 weight-limited bridges http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/bad-bridges-state-has-more-than-200-weight-limited-bridges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bad-bridges-state-has-more-than-200-weight-limited-bridges http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/bad-bridges-state-has-more-than-200-weight-limited-bridges/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:01:47 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=76559 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI- Motorists hardly notice them, but posted bridges are a concern for commercial vehicles and can be a hindrance to economic development and a transportation safety issue. Posted bridges are not structurally deficient or obsolete. However, they have a limit to their weight-bearing capacity, and vehicles exceeding that limit can cause structural damage. While [...]

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